Blaming mothers : American law and the risks to children's health / Linda C. Fentiman.
2017
KF9323 .F46 2017 (Mapit)
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Blaming mothers : American law and the risks to children's health / Linda C. Fentiman.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Copyright
©201.
Description
xi, 423pages ; 24cm.
Series
Families, law, and society series.
Formatted Contents Note
Pt. 1. Introduction to risk and children's health. 1. Are mothers hazardous to their children's health?
2. The social, psychological, and legal construction of risk
3. How healthy are America's children? : myths and realities
Pt. 2. Mothers as vectors of risk
4. Conceptions of risk : legal and medical interventions against pregnant women
5. Drug use by pregnant women: context and consequences
6. Caught in the crossfire : breastfeeding (or not) as dangerous behavior
7. The "good mother" and crimes of omission
Pt. 3. Environmental hazards to children : toxic substances and contagious Diseases. 8. Childhood lead poisoning and other people's children
9. The vaccination paradox
Pt. 4. A new framework for risk assessment and risk reduction. 10. Moving beyond blame: real solutions for children's health.
2. The social, psychological, and legal construction of risk
3. How healthy are America's children? : myths and realities
Pt. 2. Mothers as vectors of risk
4. Conceptions of risk : legal and medical interventions against pregnant women
5. Drug use by pregnant women: context and consequences
6. Caught in the crossfire : breastfeeding (or not) as dangerous behavior
7. The "good mother" and crimes of omission
Pt. 3. Environmental hazards to children : toxic substances and contagious Diseases. 8. Childhood lead poisoning and other people's children
9. The vaccination paradox
Pt. 4. A new framework for risk assessment and risk reduction. 10. Moving beyond blame: real solutions for children's health.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available Note
Also available as an ebook.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF9323 .F46 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780814724828 (cl : alkaline paper)
0814724825 (cl : alkaline paper)
0814724825 (cl : alkaline paper)
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